THE EFFECT OF LIMITED HANDRAIL SUPPORT ON TOTAL TREADMILL TIME AND THE PREDICTION OF VO(2)MAX

Authors
MANFRE MJ YU GH VARMA AA MALLIS GI KEARNEY K KARAGEORGIS MA
Citation
Mj. Manfre et al., THE EFFECT OF LIMITED HANDRAIL SUPPORT ON TOTAL TREADMILL TIME AND THE PREDICTION OF VO(2)MAX, Clinical cardiology, 17(8), 1994, pp. 445-450
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Clinical cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01609289
Volume
17
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
445 - 450
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9289(1994)17:8<445:TEOLHS>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Holding onto the front handrail during treadmill testing significantly increases total treadmill time (TT) and predicted VO2max when compare d with tests without front handrail support. By limiting the amount of handrail support to the tips of two fingers of one hand, the differen ce in TT can be substantially reduced. In the present study, the diffe rence in TT between tests with and without handrail support for health y men was not significantly different. However, this was not true for healthy women and for male patients with coronary artery disease and m yocardial infarction.